Top 1

• White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Squires vs. Hunter
  
  Squires hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Squires reaches second base with a double. Murcer throws the ball in to Randolph who relays the ball to Nettles who tags Squires trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bannister vs. Hunter
  
  Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orta vs. Hunter
  
  Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Hunter
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Randolph vs. Wortham
  
  Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Wortham
  
  Murcer strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Wortham
  
  Piniella strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Hunter
  
  Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Washington vs. Hunter
  
  Washington takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Pryor vs. Hunter
  
  Pryor hits a line drive to left field. Piniella throws towards Randolph. Randolph fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Randolph. Lemon scores. Washington goes all the way around to score. Pryor moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  May vs. Hunter
  
  May hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gulden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Morrison vs. Hunter
  
  Morrison hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Squires vs. Hunter
  
  Squires hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pryor scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bannister vs. Hunter
  
  Bannister hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Wortham
  
  Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chambliss vs. Wortham
  
  Chambliss hits a popup towards short. Pryor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nettles vs. Wortham
  
  Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orta vs. Hunter
  
  Orta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Orta reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Johnson vs. Hunter
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Orta scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lemon vs. Hood
  
  Don Hood now pitching.
  
  Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Washington vs. Hood
  
  Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Pryor vs. Hood
  
  Pryor hits a line drive towards third. Nettles catches it and throws to first to double up Washington. View Play 

Bottom 3

• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Randle vs. Wortham
  
  Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gulden vs. Wortham
  
  Gulden hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dent vs. Wortham
  
  Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Randolph vs. Wortham
  
  Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Hood
  
  May hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morrison vs. Hood
  
  Morrison hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Squires vs. Hood
  
  Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bannister vs. Hood
  
  There's a wild pitch. Squires moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bannister vs. Hood
  
  Bannister takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Orta vs. Hood
  
  Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Hood covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Wortham
  
  Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Wortham
  
  Piniella hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Wortham
  
  Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chambliss vs. Wortham
  
  Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Hood
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Hood
  
  Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Torres vs. Hood
  
  Rusty Torres pinch hits for Claudell Washington.
  
  Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 5

• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nettles vs. Wortham
  
  Rusty Torres now playing right field.
  
  Nettles hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Randle vs. Wortham
  
  Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gulden vs. Wortham
  
  Gulden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pryor vs. Hood
  
  Pryor hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Hood
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morrison vs. Hood
  
  Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dent vs. Wortham
  
  Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Randolph vs. Wortham
  
  Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Wortham
  
  Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Squires vs. Hood
  
  Squires hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Squires for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bannister vs. Hood
  
  Bannister takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Hood
  
  Kevin Bell pinch hits for Jorge Orta.
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 7

• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Wortham
  
  Kevin Bell now playing third base. Jim Morrison now playing second base.
  
  Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Wortham
  
  Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Chambliss vs. Wortham
  
  Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nettles vs. Wortham
  
  There goes Jackson. The throw from May and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Nettles vs. Wortham
  
  Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Hood
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Hood
  
  Lemon hits a line drive towards short. Dent reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Torres vs. Hood
  
  Torres takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pryor vs. Hood
  
  Pryor takes first base on ball four. Torres moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  May vs. Hood
  
  May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella throws the ball in to Randolph who tags May trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Torres scores. Pryor moves to third. View Play 

Bottom 8

• White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Randle vs. Wortham
  
  Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gulden vs. Wortham
  
  Gulden takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dent vs. Wortham
  
  Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 9

• White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morrison vs. Clay
  
  Ken Clay now pitching.
  
  Morrison strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Squires vs. Clay
  
  Squires is called out on strikes. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bannister vs. Clay
  
  Bannister hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Clay
  
  Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Randolph vs. Wortham
  
  Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Wortham
  
  Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Wortham
  
  Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/9/1979 -- Chicago at New York (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Squires M, 1b         5  0  3  1   Randolph W, 2b        4  0  0  0   
Bannister A, lf       3  0  1  0   Murcer B, cf          4  0  0  0   
Orta J, 2b            3  1  2  0   Piniella L, lf        4  1  1  1   
Bell K, ph-3b         2  0  0  0   Jackson R, rf         2  0  0  0   
Johnson L, dh         4  0  1  1   Chambliss C, 1b       3  0  0  0   
Lemon C, cf           4  1  3  0   Nettles G, 3b         3  0  0  0   
Washington C, rf      1  1  0  0   Randle L, dh          3  0  1  0   
Torres R, ph-rf       1  1  0  0   Gulden B, c           2  0  0  0   
Pryor G, ss           3  1  1  1   Dent B, ss            3  0  0  0   
May M, c              4  0  1  1                                      
Morrison J, 3b-2b     4  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  5 12  4                        28  1  2  1

Chicago          031 000 010 --  5
New York         000 100 000 --  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wortham R (W)         9.0  2  1  1  2  3

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hunter C (L)*         2.0  7  4  2  1  0
Hood D                6.0  4  1  1  4  0
Clay K                1.0  1  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd

E -- Randolph W
DP -- Chicago 1, New York 3
LOB -- Chicago 7, New York 2
2B -- Squires M, Orta J
HR -- Piniella L
SB -- Jackson R
WP -- Hood D
T -- 2:18
A -- 21535

    

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